I got 99 problems but delaying the first pitch ain’t one: When the Mets’ gravity fails, negativity will pull them through (hat tip to Jay for putting “Tom Thumb’s Blues” in my head) According to Heyman, Joe Girardi is one of “October’s Disasters.” I agree that good outcomes don’t validate bad decisions, but c’mon. The […]

I handled the McGwire story seriously here, so now let’s have some fun with it: [scene: Cardinals-Cubs game, summer 2010. Yadier Molina just struck out on four pitches and goes to talk to the hitting coach] Molina: Hey Mac, Zambrano got me with the changeup last time. So I was looking changeup, and he busted […]

Yankees 5, Angels 2: “At times we played good baseball. At times we shot ourselves in the foot,” Mike Scioscia said after the game. Someone’s gonna have to point out the good for me, because I missed most of it. Eight errors in the series. Saunders walked five guys last night. Scioscia made baffling move […]

East Coast lefties with a chance to finish in Top Five in AL Cy Young voting.

“It’s the World Series, Mr. Scrooge!” “Bah humbug!” replied the Cubs fan.

A-Rod plus an interim replacement may have proved one of the wisest investments on draft day

SBJ breaks down the impact of various ballpark giveaways and promotions on attendance. There’s a chart at the link that I’m not going to reproduce here. Suffice it to say, however, that Webkinz night is quite the draw. College Night and Little League Day, however, may as well be replaced by an H1N1 promotion. (Thanks […]

Things I wrote while wondering whether I am the only attorney in Columbus, Ohio who is listening to “Protect Ya Neck” on his iPod right now. Maybe this guy is . . . Jamie McCourt should sue Frank. Not for ownership of the team, but for sexual harassment. “He fired me as soon as we […]

Even match-up? It didn’t seem that way.

MLB can’t duck the awful postseason umpiring